Talia grew angrier and blurted out urgently, "Quentin, you—"Quentin tightened his hold around her, as if he wanted to fuse her into his very bones. He didn't give her a chance to speak. He licked the bottom of her earlobe, and his voice was filled with unmistakable pleading as he said, "Please. Just let me hold you for a while."His words left Talia feeling conflicted. She lowered her voice and said, "But you've already been holding me for more than ten minutes.""It's only been ten minutes," Quentin replied. "I want to hold you for a lifetime, every hour of every day, without ever letting go."Talia let out a soft sigh and said nothing.When she stayed silent, Quentin continued, "I want to sleep for a while."His voice sounded hoarse and low.A vague sense of worry rose in Talia's chest. She asked instinctively, "What's wrong?""I didn't sleep at all last night," he replied.Thinking back to what Christian had said that morning, Talia asked with a hint of suspicion, "I heard
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